| Not long ago, an acquaintance and part-time | | | | of economic affairs and gold standards, as all this talk |
| conspiracy theorist said to me; "[all] money [should | | | | is not good for America or the dollar. Playing into the |
| be] backed by gold and we should dismantle [sic] | | | | hands of those who wish to de-thrown the dollar as |
| certain parts of the Federal Reserve and World | | | | the World's reserve currency is a real problem. |
| Bank," and so I asked him a simple question; "Do you | | | | Besides the Chinese have been playing manipulative |
| know if there is still enough gold to cover all the | | | | games with their currency to a greater degree than |
| current created world-wide currency by all nations?" | | | | any of the top ten GDP nations. |
| Of course, I know the answer, and there really isn't | | | | This is serious stuff, and we need to be thinking very |
| even enough gold in the world at the current price to | | | | carefully on these things, we need to stop trashing |
| back all the dollars circulating around this globe as the | | | | the US of A. Another instance of problematic |
| reserve currency. He probably figured out where he | | | | well-intentioned by knowledge lacking movements is |
| had error'ed and stated; "No, but we have many | | | | the alternative energy issues and Global Warming |
| other precious metals, [money] should be backed by | | | | theory. You see, promoting too much of this |
| material of set value." | | | | international "we are all friends" thing and trying to |
| Here are my thoughts on this whole concept. No | | | | play environmentalism cards is only playing into their |
| way, screw that, as China has 97% of all the REEs | | | | hands, and it hurts America. |
| Rare Earth Elements, and has restricted the sale of | | | | If one really cares about the environment they need |
| 76% of them, thus, forcing any company making | | | | to focus on the dead-zones off the coast of China, |
| high-tech products using exotic metals to set up | | | | the Yangtze river, the air pollution floating across the |
| factories there to employ Chinese, and partner with | | | | pacific, and the toxins in their fish they export, toys, |
| a Chinese company, thus, transfer all the US | | | | toothpaste, pet food, drywall, would you like me to |
| technology to them. | | | | go on? I can for four more pages. |
| In many regards there is a war going on in the minds | | | | Look, we live in the greatest nation ever created and |
| of the Red Chinese Communists (which entails a | | | | we need to maintain that, and make prudent |
| good portion of the higher-up leadership there) and | | | | decisions, and think about things. There are many |
| they see economic maneuvers and trade disputes as | | | | factors involved, we just cannot pick some and |
| war, only a lesser degree, and they believe we are | | | | ignore the rest of reality. At some point we need to |
| thus, at war with them. No not the whole country, | | | | educate our electorate, perhaps make economic |
| just the Think Tanks on the Red Army side of | | | | classes mandatory. Please consider all this, before you |
| things, and Mao's grandson has moved up to general, | | | | are coaxed into joining some cause that you know |
| the youngest general in China. | | | | nothing about. |
| We need to have our citizens educated in the reality | | | | |